The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a short story originally published in the 1843 edition of The Pioneer. The story examines the obsession people have with human perfection. The main characters of the story are Aylmer, the intelligent and well-known scientist, and his beautiful new wife Georgiana, whose only imperfection is the birthmark on her cheek. Symbols such as the birthmark itself used in Hawthorne's story are not only used to represent objects, but are also used to represent themes within the tale. The symbolic meaning of the desire is linked to the theme of human dissatisfaction with perfection. It is nature's will to establish natural boundaries that prevent man from achieving perfection. To be human, you have to have some kind of flaws and imperfections. The most widespread symbol in Hawthorne's “The Birthmark” and the one that pushes Aylmer to contrast perfection with dissatisfaction, is desire itself. The birthmark represents more than just physical imperfection. On a physical level, it represents what scientists now call nature in the “nature versus nurture” debate. Georgiana was born with this. It's part of her body and who she is. It also represents nature in another sense of the word. It is the "hand" of nature against that of man, against that of Aylmer. We see this when Aylmer tries to eliminate the birthmark, but instead the birthmark's disappearance kills Georgiana. On a subjective spiritual level, it is a symbol very similar to a mirror: it reflects the heart or mind of the beholder. It is at this level that most of the analysis can be found, as the different interpretations of the birthmark show us the differences in the personality of each character and the result of these differences. Finally, on an object... in the middle of the paper... March. Although this march has written great adventures in our journey, it could also be our undoing. While this lesson is powerful in itself, there is another even more powerful and more deeply rooted in history: that of nature's ability to connect. Nature connects the elements that make up the earth, connects people and their environment. But the most important thing is that nature connects us with ourselves. Just as Georgiana died when the hand nature had given her was taken away, we too will suffer if we stray too far from nature. In this moment in history, with climate change, pollution and an exponentially increasing population, Hawthorne's story is more relevant than ever. It reminds us that while science can serve us as a tool, it can neither bring us perfection nor distance us from the nature to which we belong and of which we are a part..